Sunday, October 12, 2008

I love making these new kind of quick pages. The background and the cluster/border are in separate files so you can size the pieces to fit the size page you scrap: 12x12, 8x8, 8.5x11, 10x8, 8x10 or even 4x6! I'd love for you to take a peek at these in my store so you can see the different previews and examples of how easy they are to use.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

This is a new and better kind of quick page! The good part is that the background and the border layer are in two separate files so you can resize each one to fit your layout. Whether you scrap in a square or a rectangle, you can size the pieces without distortion.

This particular border was offered as Day 3 of the Digitals Birthday Bash Train Blog, so if you missed that day, now's your chance to get it. I plan on offering all the large borders that were formerly blog train freebies, so if you missed any keep an eye out for them at my Digitals store. Each layered quick page will include one background and one "bizzie border."

I am really excited about this new idea. For several years I scrapped at the 8.5x11 size page and there weren't nearly as many quick page options at that size. This new idea will make the elements much more versatile since you can resize to fit any size page you use, even brag book size.

To view a larger preview and to purchase the Rough and Ready Layered Quick Page -- One Size Fits All. Click on the graphic to see an enlarged preview or click here to purchase the Rough and Rugged Layered Quick Page - One Size Fits All.

Hey everyone, let me take this opportunity to say thanks to all who have visited our blog and sampled our goodies. Thank you, too, to those who have left comments. This is the last day of our blog train, but it doesn't mean it will be the end of the goodies. Please check back periodically to see what I have for you. Better yet, join the Scrapville Yahoo Group to receive emails about specials or free gifts that are available. Sometimes those gifts are only for residents of Scrapville. I continue my promise to NOT flood your Inbox with ads. During regular times you will only receive a couple of emails from me a week, maybe not even that if I'm being lazy. LOL. To join just scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the "Join" button.

Today's gift is another Bizzie Border and it's from my Posie Pockets kit. I thought you needed a whimsical girl page to go with the Jake's Pockets Bizzie Border offer on day 6. ;-)

If you have missed any of the daily freebies here on the blog . . . I will be putting all the Bizzie Borders up in my store within a couple of days. I will add a background to the download to make a NEW kind of quick page.

Day 8 download link has been disabled. If you missed this freebie, it will be available in my store soon for a very reasonable price. ;-)

Monday, October 6, 2008

As I've been working on the blog freebies for Digitals birthday bash, I've had an epiphany. LOL. I started thinking about quick pages and how they are usually made in a particular size, such as 12x12, 8x8, or 8.5x11, or 10x8, etc. About the only one that can really be reduced with no distortion at all is the 12x12 to an 8x8. But what about if I made these full-page borders I've been giving away AND included a background in a separate JPEG, but with the border download. That would make it possible for you to make your page any size you want, drag the background onto your document, then pull the border onto your page and size it to fit. Does that make sense? It makes total sense to me. Doing it this way allows you to use a photo as your background instead of a standard background which give a very different look to your layout.

I'd love for you to answer the poll to the left and let me know what you think.

These kits are a couple of my favorites. They were inspired by my granddaughters, Sydney and Lindsey, when they were a little bit younger. They would load up their Red Flyer wagon with stuffed animals and dolls and off they'd go. With Mommy's help they might tie the wagon to their Red Flyer tricycle. A couple of years ago the girls and their friends organized a 4th of July parade in their neighborhood. They made flags and streamers for their bicycles, wagons and scooters and rode around the neighborhood (with parents close behind).

The Patriotic Kids kit and the Let's Play 8x8 Quick Album and 6x4 Brag Book are both available at Digitals. The original Let's Play kit is exclusive to the book and CD, Picture Yourself Creating Digital Scrapbooks, which can be purchased at Amazon.com for only $21.89. For that price you get a book with information and instructions on digital scrapbooking AND a CD that has a bunch of kits from Lauren Bavin, Angela Cable, Doris Castle, Roberta D'Achille, Lie Fhung, Terry Maruca and ME. ;-) Not only are there about 14-5 full digital kits on the CD, but there are also fonts, plug-ins and utilities, tutorials and much more!

Does your little guy (or gal) like to collect bugs? My grandson, Jake, loves bugs and everything creepy crawley. As you might have guessed, Jake was the inspiration for my kit Jake's Pockets. I hope you enjoy the Bizzie Border made using elements from Jake's Pockets. As with all my blog freebies during the Digitals Birthday Bash, this free download does not include a background. The background shown is for preview purposes only. If you remember, in my explanation for the first download, I said these freebies are not quite enough to complete a layout but just enough to make you want to buy the kit they came from. What?! You thought this was all from the goodness of my heart? Silly you! LOL. Day 6 download link has been disabled.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Today's blog freebie comes from my series "The Most Wonderful Place on Earth: Mouse Scraps." The whimsical kits in this series are designed to help you scrap those visits to you know where. If you have photos taken at you know where, you will definitely want to check out the whole TMWPOE series. I even have two quick albums to help you complete a whole album of your photos from you know where.

As with the other daily blog freebies, this one is not quite enough to complete the page, but just enough to tease you and make you want the whole kit. Or, in this case, perhaps it will entice you to want the whole series. LOL.

Today's download includes one large (12 wide x 8.5 high) border with two transparent openings. It does not include a background.

Friday, October 3, 2008

I'd love for you to join us in the Scripture Challenge at Digitals. Here's a preview of the free download you will receive. All you have to do is pick one of the scripture elements, create a layout, then post the layout and you will receive a bonus mini-kit. One of this month's elements is another "Bizzie Border," which is my new thing I'm loving to make. They are basically a quick page but without the background. Since the background is not included it actually makes the large element very versatile. You can shrink it down just a bit and it will work very nicely for a rectangle page. Of course, I'd love for you to purchase my new fall kit that coordinates with the scripture freebies, but any coordinating background will do.

Note: The background is not included in the free download . . . thus the titles "Not Quite E-Nuff." ;-) If you're just joining in the blog train, please scroll down to my first (Day 1) freebie to learn the backstory.

The blog train is speeding right along. I hope you're keeping up. ;-) I hope you like today's freebie. This large border cluster will make a great element on your masculine layout. The elements from this border are from my Ruggedly Handsome and Rough Around the Edges kits. If you like masculine elements you will want to take a look at these kits.

Note: the background in the preview is not included in the free download, it is for preview purposes only.

Day 3 download link has been disabled. If you missed downloading it, the item will be in my store soon.

I hope you will make a trip to my store at Digitals to see the new Christmas items I've just uploaded. The Christmas Finery kit has several "dressy" backgrounds, as well as a few "casual" ones, fancy bows and lots of greenery and poinsettias. This would be a great kit for those portraits of your family in their Sunday best.

I've included some simple page templates in the Christmas Finery kit to make your scrapping easier. Use the templates to layer your backgrounds and make transparent openings for your photos add a few elements and journaling and you're done! Very simple, very easy, very elegant.

Don't forget that everything in my store is 30% off through October 8. Also don't forget to pick up each free daily card download at Digitals in the Free Download category.

I hope you enjoyed the fishing freebie yesterday. Today's free download is from my new kit, Christmas Finery. You get one background and one large poinsettia and ribbon element. Almost, but not quite enough, for a page layout . . . leaves you wanting more. And more is what I have. LOL. As with all the daily downloads, they will only be available for 24 hours.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Be careful! We're going to be jumping from train to train. Several of the Digitals designers (listed on the left) are participating in the blog train. Grab a big bag for all the goodies you're going to receive and hold on tight!

There's lots going on at Digitals October 1 - 8, so be sure to check the forum to see everything that's going on.

Okay, here's the plan . . . I'm going to give you links for daily freebies. And in return, you're going to browse through the blog, check out the ads for some of my kits and if you like them, you're going to go to Digitals and purchase them (for 30% off the original price). When you open your download and if you like what you see, you're going to go back to Digitals and purchase the kit used to make the freebie. Okay? ;-)

My freebies are called "Not Quite E-Nuffs." They're not quite enough to make a compete layout, but they're just enough to tease you and make you want to buy the whole kit. Clever? I hope so. Fun? I hope so. Credit goes to my daughter, Kellan, for the idea. If the idea flops, the credit still goes to her. LOL.

Each daily freebie will only be up for 24 hours so be sure to come back every day. Don't worry, if you miss any of the downloads, each one will be put up for sale at Digitals when the blog train and birthday celebration are over.

Fall is my favorite season of the year. To celebrate this colorful season I've created a kit called Burst of Color. And to coordinate with the kit I've designed some Cluttered Clusters. My life seems to be full of clutter very often, so I figured my scrapbooking should reflect that. LOL.

My daughter and her husband have a little pond in the field behind their house. Their girls and my other grandkids love to go fishing back there. They are as excited to catch a little bluegill as they would be to catch a big ole bass. Their fishing expeditions to the pond was the inspiration for this kit (Hook, Line & Sinker).

So, here's my first little teaser for you. You get a background, a worn wooden frame and a fishing pole. Hopefully you won't be able to live without the whole kit. LOL. But, I hope you enjoy these whimsical elements even if you don't need the whole kit.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a totally different style of freebie. I love making fun and whimsical kits, but I also love to make beautifully realistic kits. Come back tomorrow to see what I have for you.

Day 1 download link has been disabled. But you can purchase the kit here.

Kellan's Layouts

Glenda's Kits Exclusively at Digitals

Contact Kellan at

kellanway@yahoo.com
This is the blog of Kellan Way, this is technically not Glenda's blog (I am linked as Glenda's blog at Digitals). In addition to articles, photography tips, etc., I will be highlighting her work as a designer. I can get the inside scoop on new stuff because she is my daughter's mother's mother.

Contact Glenda Ketcham

glendaketcham@yahoo.com

Scrapville is...

... a blog about scrapbooking, photography and the lack of parental supervision given by those who practice these hobbies. My goal here is to 1.) learn to blog and teach myself basic html 2.) use my writing and research skills I acquired as journalist b.c. (before children) 3.) teach others to improve their photography 4.) share tips/info about cool sites, albums, and gadgets and 5.) promote my mom's work (and other quality designers I have found in the digiscrapping world) because I like it, not because I have to. If you like Glenda's work, then visit me often -- I have an inside track to what she is working on and can tell you the backstory on her kits, which may make it just a little bit more fun when opening up one of Glenda's files. I also can be persuasive when telling her to give away freebies. Don't forget to look for hidden links to great stuff periodically as you read through the entries.

To read the whole "Scrapville is..." entry, go to the very first entry in this blog ---September 2007.